Permit Bribery... for a good cause.

[Jaepheth]

Each mod selects a charity, and when a donation to that charity is made in the moderator's name the donator can choose another forum member to ban for X amount of time. Amounts needed per day/week/month of ban time to be determined at a later date.

(Optional) To increase participation, disable the ignore feature.
(Optional) Have it be cheaper to ban from a single forum instead of the entire board.
(Optional) The would-be banned can prevent the ban by matching some percent of the donation

This suggestion comes from two realizations:
1. Charities need money
2. No one really needs to spend time on a web forum


Good idea, or bad idea?

 

[Evadman]

If that was done, several members would never be able to post again.

 

[sandorski]

When the last starving Third World child is put through Harvard, then what? This idea is doomed to eventual failure.

 

[Newbian]

This is a forum, not a place to buy a hit man.

 

[olds]

Me thinks the OP has a screw loose.

 

[MotF Bane]

If that was done, several members would never be able to post again.

Is there something truly terribly wrong with this picture?

 

[Newbian]

Is there something truly terribly wrong with this picture?

That is until said members are the ones that pay off the mods and get decent people banned.

 

[sandorski]

What if all the trolls are just bored Billionaires?

 

[ViRGE]

Terrible idea I'm afraid. It's in no way fair to those on the receiving end.

 

[Newbian]

What if all the trolls are just bored Billionaires?

Then the trolls will get everyone banned except other trolls and the trolling will reach a new record high and the internet will collapse on it's self.

 

[crisium]

This is the greatest forum idea ever.

Donate $20 to ban someone from 1 forum for a week.
Donate $50 to ban them from all the forums for a week.
Cancel your ban by matching half of the donation.

The free market should decide the bribery prices though, so if too many or few take advantage than adjust prices accordingly.

A briber who only bans a member from 1 forum should get the title "Douche Bag" bellow their name. Someone who does it for all the forums should also get the title of "Super Douche Bag" below their name, so that they have both (see Virge a couple posts above who has two titles".

Of course if the member on the receiving end matches the donation, then the briber should get a title like "Aborted Fetus" or something.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Terrible idea I'm afraid. It's in no way fair to those on the receiving end.

I'd say it's an eminently glorious idea - those on the receiving end of the donation win, and the forums win. Hell I'd donate $100 apiece to permaban a handful of asshat wastes of bandwidth on these forums.

 

[Evadman]

I'd say it's an eminently glorious idea - those on the receiving end of the donation win, and the forums win. Hell I'd donate $100 apiece to permaban a handful of asshat wastes of bandwidth on these forums.

If someone donates $100 to RIF, they can ban me for a week.

 

[MotF Bane]

If someone donates $100 to RIF, they can ban me for a week.

But who really wants to ban you for a week? There are much juicier targets.

 

[sandorski]

But who really wants to ban you for a week? There are much juicier targets.

Imagine the mayhem we could cause!

 

[Gillbot]

If someone donates $100 to RIF, they can ban me for a week.

I'd disappear for much less. MUCH less. :whiste:

But who really wants to ban you for a week? There are much juicier targets.

Everyone has their nemesis here.

 

[sonambulo]

Didn't/doesn't somethingawful have a system like this in place?